The latest Billboard Hot 100 available for the editorial week beginning October 12 is the chart dated October 17, 2026. Billboard posted the chart on Tuesday, October 13. Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” stays at No. 1 for a second week, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” remains at No. 2, and the strongest climb within the top 10 is Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula,” up four places to No. 6. Drake and Don Toliver make the week’s top debut with “Solar Eclipse” at No. 5; ADÉLA reaches her first Hot 100 top 10 as “Nicole Kidman” rises to No. 9.
The date distinction matters: “week of October 12” is the requested editorial period, while October 17 is the date printed on Billboard’s official chart issue. The chart release was the latest one available by the supplied October 14, 2026 editorial anchor. Billboard’s chart page and Oct. 12 Chart Beat report establish the issue date, publication timing, and reported movements.
| Rank | Song | Artist | Movement from Oct. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Patient Zero” | Taylor Swift | 1 → 1; second week at No. 1 |
| 2 | “Choosin’ Texas” | Ella Langley | 2 → 2 |
| 3 | “Boston” | Stella Lefty | 6 → 3; up 3 |
| 4 | “Been By Now” | Morgan Wallen | 7 → 4; up 3 |
| 5 | “Solar Eclipse” | Drake and Don Toliver | Debuts at No. 5 |
| 6 | “Dracula” | Tame Impala and JENNIE | 10 → 6; up 4 |
| 7 | “Hate That I Made You Love Me” | Ariana Grande | 8 → 7; up 1 |
| 8 | “Stupid Song” | Olivia Rodrigo | 9 → 8; up 1 |
| 9 | “Nicole Kidman” | ADÉLA | 12 → 9; up 3 |
| 10 | “BbY WOW” | Karol G with Judeline and rusowsky | 11 → 10; returns to top 10 |
Rank and previous-week positions are drawn from Billboard’s dated chart and weekly chart coverage. The full current list is available on the official Billboard Hot 100 chart page. The previous issue is the October 10 chart. Billboard also posted a top 10 countdown for the October 17 issue.
After entering at No. 1 on the October 10 chart, Swift’s “Patient Zero” holds the lead rather than slipping after its debut. It is her 16th career Hot 100 leader, according to Billboard’s chart report. The hold is a meaningful early sign of continued cross-platform strength, although the rank alone does not reveal how much came from streams, sales, or radio.
“Solar Eclipse” opens at No. 5, giving Drake and Don Toliver the week’s highest debut. Billboard reports it is Drake’s record-extending 91st top 10 and Don Toliver’s second. The track interpolates Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which holds at No. 2 after a record 24 weeks at No. 1. Their side-by-side positions make the story particularly notable: the new arrival references the song still occupying the runner-up spot.
“Boston” makes the top 10’s biggest climb among returning titles, moving from No. 6 to No. 3. Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now” also gains three places, from No. 7 to No. 4. “Dracula” advances four spots, from No. 10 to No. 6, the largest upward move in this top 10 comparison.
“Nicole Kidman” rises three places from No. 12 to No. 9, giving Slovak singer-songwriter ADÉLA her first Hot 100 top 10. “BbY WOW” by Karol G with Judeline and rusowsky moves from No. 11 to No. 10, returning to the top tier. These are different kinds of milestones: one is an artist’s first top 10; the other is a song crossing back into the chart’s leading ten.
Billboard describes the Hot 100 as a U.S. all-genre ranking that combines streaming of official audio and video, radio airplay, and sales. Sales include physical singles and digital tracks bought through full-service digital music retailers; digital single sales made directly through an artist’s or label’s own site are excluded. Because several measures contribute, a song can rise without leading every individual component. A chart position is a summary ranking, not a streaming-only or radio-only result.
Billboard’s Oct. 12 report says the chart dated October 17 was scheduled to update on Billboard.com on October 13. The dated issue is therefore distinct from the day the chart page went live and from the editorial week starting October 12. The chart’s publicly displayed positions show relative movement, but they do not by themselves explain every cause behind a song’s rise or decline.
The immediate question is whether “Patient Zero” can hold No. 1 again as its first-week release impact fades, and whether “Solar Eclipse” can climb beyond its No. 5 debut. “Choosin’ Texas” remains a durable challenger at No. 2, while Boston, “Been By Now,” and “Dracula” bring upward momentum into the next comparison. ADÉLA’s first top 10 also gives “Nicole Kidman” a new milestone to build on. The next chart—not this one—will show which of these gains persist.
All references here concern the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, not Billboard’s Canadian or global song charts. For the complete rank-by-rank list and future movement, consult Billboard’s dated chart page when the next weekly issue is published.
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